Books
 Dynamic Relationships:
Unleashing the Power of Appreciative Inquiry in Daily Living by Jacqueline M. Stavros and Cheri B. Torres (2005) How is it that some people seem to have great relationships and success in their lives while others do not? Why are some organizations successful at sustaining positive change while others make a great start but let it fade away? It rests on the dynamics of their relationships. Creating positive dynamics and sustained success requires continuous awareness and informed appreciative action. Dynamic Relationships: Unleashing the Power of Appreciative Inquiry in Daily Living invites us to step into the appreciative paradigm where the principles governing our actions and relationships offer a means for increased value and meaning in our lives and our communities of work and play.
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Appreciative Inquiry Handbook by David Cooperrider, Diana Whitney and Jacqueline Stavros (2003) A handbook which combines theory with practice, aimed at Consultants, Trainers, and leaders of Organizational Change. The handbook (with accompanying software and a Web site offering "modular" download capability) aims to help trainers: Understand the Foundations of Appreciative Inquiry; Appreciate the wide range of applications for Appreciative Inquiry; Facilitate the teaching/coaching of others in introducing Appreciative Inquiry to a new group. Thus, tools and activities are included as PowerPoint applications, to facilitate group teaching and dissemination.
Creating We: Change I-Thinking to We-Thinking & Build a Healthy Thriving Organization by Judith Glaser (2005) Creating WE, by visionary executive coach Judith E. Glaser, goes to the root of the problem in organizations today, illuminating how "I-centric" work environments cause "unhealthy thinking" to form and doom companies to failure.
Whether your company has recently been acquired, merged, restructured, downsized, or, in the midst of rapid growth and expansion, has lost the sense of unity it once had, this revolutionary new book shows you how to create healthy work environments and become a "WE-centric" company that achieves extraordinary breakthrough success.
The DNA of Leadership by Judtih Glaser (2006)Just as your DNA may determine your destiny, a company's organizational DNA may determine its destiny. The DNA of Leadership helps you understand how to shape your company's genetic code for success. Expert author Judith E. Glaser identifies the seven vital leadership practices that can reshape an organization into a WE-centric culture-a culture that enables people to effectively work together during times of organizational change. "Graft" these seven practices onto meetings, conversations, and strategic initiatives, and you can leverage talent, maximize results, and boost profits in amazing ways.
Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management: Using AI to Facilitate Organizational Development (2008)
 Appreciative inquiry (AI) is one of the most exciting and increasingly recognized concepts being used to facilitate organizational change. This book studies AI in depth, illustrating the method of asking particular questions and envisioning the future, encouraging staff to consider both the positive and negative systems in place and to recognize the need to implement change. It demonstrates how AI can be practically applied by combining the skills, perspectives and approaches presented here into a practical conversational approach to organizational challenges. It also takes a look at other techniques used to create change through conversation. Case studies from organizations that have already integrated conversational methods into their change management practice show why the processes are valuable, why they are effective, and how to generate such conversations yourself.
The Appreciative Inquiry Summit by Ludema, Whitney, Mohr, and Griffin (2003)
The first book to provide a comprehensive practitioner's guide to the AI Summit-the preferred method when applying whole-scale change to large groups-The Appreciative Inquiry Summit provides step-by-step guidance for planning and running an AI Summit.
Appreciative Leaders by Schiller, Holland, and Riley (2001)
The organizing idea of this collection of leader interviews
was to invite 110 people to interview and write about appreciative
leaders. The result is this collection of 15 interviews – all but
one of which are based in the U.S. The forward by Dave Cooperrider
may be worth the price of admission as it lays out the essence of
AI as applied to leadership.
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes a new strategy that inspires people and brings about a higher performance level in any organization. This method encourages people to study, discuss, learn from, and build on what works well when they are at their best, rather than focusing on what's going wrong.
The theory, practice, and spirit of this approach to organizational change is described in plain language. The authors provide guidelines for defining the change agenda, initiative, or project; forming the "steering team"; and launching an organization-wide kick off. Case histories demonstrate how organizations can attain sustained positive change by studying their strengths.
Volume One: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Bring Out
the Best in Your Organization.
Human systems and organizations move in the direction of what they study--is the premise and focus of this practical handbook. The book is composed of generic interview questions central to the "Discovery" phase of the Appreciative Inquiry process. Appreciative interview questions such as those discussed in this book seek to discover who and what the organization is, at its best.
Nancy E. Stetson and Charles
R. Miller
Appreciative
Inquiry is a strengths-based
and collaborative approach to
facilitating change in human
systems-organizations, groups,
and communities-that can be
rapid, sustainable, and transformative.
In a few short years, hundreds
of community colleges and other
groups have embraced this method,
facilitating a positive –
and fearless – revolution
on their campuses. Two experts
in the field, Nancy E. Stetson
and Charles R. Miller, now bring
these methods to a wide audience
with Appreciative Inquiry
in the Community College: Early
Stories of Success, available
at the League Store and by download
from
iStream.
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